Sanskrit quote nr. 5729 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आहृताभ्युद्यतां भिक्षां पुरस्तादप्रचोदिताम् ।
मेने प्रजापतिर्ग्राह्याम् अपि दुष्कृतकर्मणः ॥āhṛtābhyudyatāṃ bhikṣāṃ purastādapracoditām |
mene prajāpatirgrāhyām api duṣkṛtakarmaṇaḥ ||
Index
Presented above is a Sanskrit aphorism, also known as a subhāṣita, which is at the very least, a literary piece of art. This page provides critical research material such as an anlaysis on the poetic meter used, an English translation, a glossary explaining technical terms, and a list of resources including print editions and digital links.
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: Consider this as an approximate extraction of glossary words based on an experimental segmentation of the Sanskrit verse. Some could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned.
Ahrita (ahrta, āhṛta, आहृत, āhṛtā, आहृता): defined in 4 categories.
Abhyudyata (abhyudyatā, अभ्युद्यता): defined in 2 categories.
Bhiksha (bhiksa, bhikṣā, भिक्षा): defined in 9 categories.
Purastat (purastāt, पुरस्तात्): defined in 4 categories.
Apracodita (apracoditā, अप्रचोदिता): defined in 2 categories.
Mena (मेन, menā, मेना): defined in 8 categories.
Meni (मेनि): defined in 4 categories.
Prajapati (prajāpati, प्रजापति): defined in 13 categories.
Grahya (grāhyā, ग्राह्या): defined in 11 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Dushkritakarman (duskrtakarman, duṣkṛtakarman, दुष्कृतकर्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kavya (poetry), Marathi, Kannada, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pali, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy)
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit verse. If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “āhṛtābhyudyatāṃ bhikṣāṃ purastādapracoditām”
- āhṛtā -
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āhṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āhṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āhṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhyudyatām -
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abhyudyatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- bhikṣām -
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bhikṣā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- purastād -
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purastāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- apracoditām -
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apracoditā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “mene prajāpatirgrāhyām api duṣkṛtakarmaṇaḥ”
- mene -
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mena (noun, masculine)[locative single]menā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]meni (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√man (verb class 4)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√man (verb class 8)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
- prajāpatir -
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prajāpati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- grāhyām -
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grāhi (noun, feminine)[locative single]grāhī (noun, feminine)[locative single]grāhyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√grah -> grāhyā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative single from √grah]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- duṣkṛtakarmaṇaḥ -
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duṣkṛtakarman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]duṣkṛtakarman (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
buy this bookThis quote is included within the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha (महासुभाषितसंग्रह, maha-subhashita-samgraha / subhasita-sangraha), which is a compendium of Sanskrit aphorisms (subhāṣita), collected from various sources. Subhāṣita is a genre of Sanskrit literature, exposing the vast and rich cultural heritage of ancient India.
It has serial number 5729 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)
Sanskrit is the oldest living language and bears testimony to the intellectual past of ancient India. Three major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) share this language, which is used for many of their holy books. Besides religious manuscripts, much of India’s ancient culture has been preserved in Sanskrit, covering topics such as Architecture, Music, Botany, Surgery, Ethics, Philosophy, Dance and much more.